Over 40 years ago, 17-year-old Tom Petty moved to L.A. with guitarist, Mike Campbell, and keyboardist Benmont Tench, after disbanding their band Mudcrutch (reunited in 20160. It was not until 1975 when Petty heard a demo from Campbell, Tench, bassist Ron Blair, and former drummer Stan Lynch were working on. It was then that the Heartbreakers formed.